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enSENATOR NOZZOLIO ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TARGETING CYBER TERRORISM ENACTED IN STATE SENATE http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senator-nozzolio-announces-legislation-targeting-cyber-terrorism-enacted-state-senate
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;">Senator Mike Nozzolio announced that the New York State Senate enacted four measures to crack down on cyber terrorism and its rapidly expanding threat to the state’s security and finances. The legislation would enact tougher penalties for cyber-related crimes, create cyber security programs to identify potential risks and threats, and require the state to perform a comprehensive review of all its cyber security measures every five years.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">“Cyber-terrorism continues to be one of the most serious threats to our national security and our personal privacy, and I am proud to work with my colleagues to address this vitally important issue,” said Senator Nozzolio. “These measures enacted in the Senate will enhance New York State’s cyber-security and help protect our citizen’s personal information, while strengthening penalties for those found guilty of cyber crimes.”&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">The Senate passed legislation, S3407, that would establish the New York State Cyber Security Initiative to ensure that the state has a proper cyber security defense system in place. Specifically this measures includes:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;">The New York State Cyber Security Sharing and Threat Prevention Program:&nbsp; </span></strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;">Increases the state’s quality and readiness of cyber threat information that will be shared with the public and private sectors;&nbsp;<br /> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;">New York State Cyber Security Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment Report:&nbsp; </span></strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;">Seeks recommendations from experts to identify security threats facing the state, its businesses, and its citizens, as well as develop effective ways to combat these security threats; and</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;"> <strong>The New York State Cyber Security Advisory Board:</strong> Assists the state in making recommendations and finding ways to protect its critical infrastructure and information systems, being codified into law.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Also approved by the Senate this week was S3404 that would create new penalties for cyber crimes. Under this measure, it would be a Class A felony for any person found guilty of intimidating, coercing, or affecting the public or a government entity by causing mass injury, damage, or debilitation of people or their property, including computers and related programs, data networks, or material. A new Class C felony would include anyone who uses a computer to cause serious financial harm affecting more than 10 people.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Additional legislation, S3406, would make it a Class B felony for those who use a computer or device to carry out a cyber attack when such an attack causes financial harm in excess of $100,000 to another person, partnership, or corporation, individually or collectively.<br /> <br /> The Senate also enacted a measure, S3405, that would require the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to work with the Superintendent of State Police, the Chief Information Officer, and the President of the Center for Internet Security to complete a comprehensive review of New York’s cyber security measures every five years, and create a sequential report to summarize its findings. The report would identify the state’s security needs and detail how those needs are being met to ensure that the best security practices are in place to protect New Yorkers from cyber terrorism.<br /> <br /> The bills were sent to the Assembly.</span></p>
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TerrorismThu, 26 Feb 2015 18:15:12 +0000John Slattery260301 at http://www.nysenate.govSENATOR NOZZOLIO CALLS ON RESIDENTS TO SIGN GAS TAX PETITIONhttp://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senator-nozzolio-calls-residents-sign-gas-tax-petition
<p>State Senator Mike Nozzolio today called on residents to sign his petition to cut the gas tax and ensure that the funds collected from the tax are used properly. While national news stories tout gas for less than $2 per gallon, New Yorkers have seen prices drop but are still paying significantly more than in other states. Currently, New York leads the continental United States when it comes to the price at the pump.</p>
<p>“With gas prices falling across the country, New Yorkers have seen little relief at the pump and have literally watched the roads crumbling beneath them,” said Senator Nozzolio. “My goal is to cut New York’s gas tax and make sure that any funds collected are used to repair our deteriorating infrastructure.”</p>
<p>According to a recent report from the New York State Comptroller’s office, only 22 percent of the tax money collected at the pump is used to improve roads and bridges. While the gas tax is meant to produce revenue for upkeep of the State’s transportation infrastructure, it remains a burdensome presence yielding disappointing results.</p>
<p>“Taxes are one of the main reasons gasoline costs are so high here in Upstate New York,” said Senator Nozzolio. “In our part of the state, where driving is a necessity, this hurts us all in the wallet and holds back business growth. We must do all we can to lessen the burden on drivers and get our roadways back to their safest, most efficient condition,” Senator Nozzolio concluded.</p>
<p>You can sign Senator Nozzolio’s online petition to reduce the gas tax by going to: <a href="http://www.nysenate.gov/webform/cut-new-york-s-gas-tax-0">http://www.nysenate.gov/webform/cut-new-york-s-gas-tax-0</a></p>
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MiscellaneousWed, 18 Feb 2015 20:08:34 +0000Meagan Fitzgerald259276 at http://www.nysenate.govREMINDER: VOLUNTARY INCOME TAX CHECK-OFF FOR VETERANS REMEMBRANCE AND CEMETERY MAINTENANCE OPERATION FUNDhttp://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/reminder-voluntary-income-tax-check-veterans-remembrance-and-cemetery-maintenance-oper
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Continuing his strong commitment to our veterans and their families,&nbsp;New York State Senator Mike Nozzolio today reminded individuals&nbsp;filing their 2014 New York State income taxes that they will have the opportunity to&nbsp;make a voluntary contribution to support veterans cemeteries in New York&nbsp;State. This fund is an important step in the process to designate specific areas in New York State for a State Veterans cemetery. This voluntary contribution can be made as a deduction from an individual’s tax refund or as an&nbsp;additional monetary donation on New York State tax returns. Contributions are 100% voluntary.<br /> <br /> “Just as our veterans recognized their duty to honor and serve our Nation, we too must recognize our duty as Americans to honor the profound sacrifices they made so that we can live our lives in freedom. New York State taxpayers can help to honor our veterans by supporting the New York State Veterans Remembrance and Cemetery Maintenance Operation Fund through a check off box on their 2014 New York State Income Tax form. No contribution is too small and I am hopeful that individuals will consider supporting this important effort,” said Senator Mike Nozzolio.<br /> <br /> Senator Nozzolio sponsored and worked to enact the legislation creating the State Veterans Cemetery Program, which will provide new State and federal funding opportunities for veterans cemeteries across the State. The Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery could be eligible to receive financial assistance from this fund, once it reaches the threshold amount estimated at between $6 - $7 million dollars.<br /> <br /> The Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Seneca County is located on the grounds of the former Sampson Naval and Air Force base, where over one&nbsp;million sailors and airmen trained in preparation for battle to defend the&nbsp;United States of America. The Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery was&nbsp;dedicated on July 30, 2011 and is the final resting place for over 240 veterans and their family members.&nbsp;The cemetery is built to nationally recognized standards for designation as a federal or State veterans cemetery.<br /> <br /> The Veterans Remembrance donation check off box is located on line 60j of the Residential Income Tax Return Form IT-201.</span></p>
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Income TaxVeteransThu, 05 Feb 2015 19:24:12 +0000John Slattery258021 at http://www.nysenate.govSENATOR NOZZOLIO HOLDS FIRST HEARING ON POLICE SAFETY AND PUBLIC PROTECTIONhttp://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senator-nozzolio-holds-first-hearing-police-safety-and-public-protection
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">Senator Michael Nozzolio, Chairman of the New York State Senate Codes Committee, today held the first in a series of public hearings to provide a thorough review of issues affecting the safety of law enforcement, first responders, and the public in New York State. The hearing was jointly convened in New York City by four Senate Committees to address serious concerns raised by the shooting deaths of two NYPD Officers, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, and Rochester Police Officer Daryl Pierson, in addition to other recent attacks and hostility directed at law enforcement.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">The Senate Standing Committees holding the hearing included: Codes, chaired by Senator Nozzolio; Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections; Investigations and Government Operations; and Civil Service and Pensions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">“This hearing is an important first step toward creating new initiatives and legislation to strengthen our criminal justice laws and establish additional protections to keep our first responders, police, fire and emergency providers, safe from harm,” said Senator Nozzolio. “As Chairman of the New York State Senate Codes Committee, I look forward to continuing the effort we have started here today to develop genuine, lasting solutions to eliminate violent crime in our communities and ensure the safety of our first responders.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">Today’s hearing provided a comprehensive examination of New York’s criminal justice system, including:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">The safety of police officers and other first responders in the current climate;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">Statistics on assaults upon police officers and discussions about adequate&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">training and equipment and the risks the police must take while in the line of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">duty;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">The impact of community based policing;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">The need for state action to insure adequate police disability and death benefits,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">impose stricter penalties and deny bail for people who assault police officers&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">and/or make threats to the police, and provide increased treatment for criminals&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">with mental illnesses, among other measures; and</span></li>
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CodesThu, 05 Feb 2015 00:29:42 +0000Meagan Fitzgerald257981 at http://www.nysenate.govSenator Mike Nozzolio Reappointed Chairman of Senate Budget Sub-Committee for Public Protectionhttp://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senator-mike-nozzolio-reappointed-chairman-senate-budget-sub-committee-public-protecti
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;">New York State Senator Mike Nozzolio has been reappointed to serve as the Chairman of the New York Senate Budget Sub-Committee for Public Protection. &nbsp;<br /> <br /> The Public Protection Budget Sub-Committee is responsible for reviewing all aspects of the criminal justice budget as well as budgets for correctional services, military and naval affairs, the state police, the judiciary and homeland security.&nbsp;Over the course of the next several weeks, the Sub-Committee will be meeting as the Senate prepares its budget proposal for the Fiscal Year 2016.<br /> <br /> "It is an honor to be given the important responsibility of Chairman for the Public Protection Budget Sub-Committee," said Senator Nozzolio. “One of my top priorities is to ensure the protection of our citizens, and I will work directly with the Assembly and the Governor to do everything we can to protect our families, homes and communities.”<br /> <br /> “As Chairman of the Senate Budget Sub-Committee on Public Protection, I will continue to support our police, first responders, correctional officers, and all other aspects of our criminal justice system and homeland security,” continued Senator Nozzolio. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black;">&nbsp;“Additionally, I will work to ensure State government, including the judiciary, remains accountable to the taxpayers of New York State. There is no better way to do that than to deliver an on-time, fiscally responsible State budget that builds on the many successes we have achieved over the last several years.”<br /> <br /> As Chairman of the New York State Senate Codes Committee and Public Protection Sub-Committee, Senator Nozzolio will be holding a series of public hearings across&nbsp;New York in order to strengthen criminal justice laws to protect both citizens and police officers.&nbsp; The Committee’s first public hearing will be held on February 4, 2015 in&nbsp;New York City and will examine issues relating to police safety and public protection.<br /> <br /> The February 4th hearing will be held at 12:00 PM in the Senate Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, New York.<br /> <br /> Senator Nozzolio has also been appointed to the Transportation, Environment, Agriculture Committees and the Housing Sub-Committee. &nbsp;Senator Nozzolio is Chairman of the New York State Senate Codes Committee and also serves on the Senate Finance Committee, which is responsible for all aspects of the State budget.</span></p>
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CourtsCrimeFinanceTue, 03 Feb 2015 19:54:22 +0000John Slattery257751 at http://www.nysenate.govSENATOR NOZZOLIO LEADS EFFORT TO ELIMINATE GAP ELIMINATION ADJUSTMENT AND REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES IN UPSTATE http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senator-nozzolio-leads-effort-eliminate-gap-elimination-adjustment-and-reduce-property
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">Senator Michael Nozzolio announced he has reintroduced his legislation, Senate Bill 512 in the New York State Senate and is leading the effort to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) once and for all in New York.</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">“Over the last several years, I have heard from hundreds of parents, teachers, school board members, school superintendents and administrators throughout my district, all with the same message; help us put an end to the disastrous Gap Elimination Adjustment,” said Senator Nozzolio.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">New York City legislators who, at the time, controlled the New York State Senate, the State Assembly and the Governor's office. This disastrous reduction in state aid to schools was instituted in 2010 as a way to close the enormous budget gap that New York faced as a result of millions of dollars in overspending that year. When it was adopted in 2010, Senator Nozzolio spoke out against and voted against this ill-advised budget bill. From its inception, the GEA has cost school districts all across Upstate New York millions of dollars in badly needed State aid for our schools.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">The GEA has forced schools to choose between cutting programs vital to educational success and raising property taxes on local residents in these already challenging economic times. This is a lose-lose proposition that puts a strain on both school districts and local taxpayers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">As a result of a landmark settlement between the French Bank BNP Paribas and regulators at the State and Federal level, New York State will receive over $3 billion from BNP Paribas for their repeated violations of U.S. laws and sanctions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">Senator Nozzolio’s legislation would take $1 billion from the settlement and totally eliminate the GEA. Senator Nozzolio is also championing scheduled increases in state aid to help ensure that schools in Upstate New York can continue to provide the best education possible, all while easing the financial burden on local property taxpayers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">“Nothing is more important to me than our children's education,” said Senator Nozzolio. “We must continue to provide our young people with every opportunity to learn and succeed so they can compete in today's global marketplace. A great education is the key that can open the door to a bright future for our children, and I remain committed to eliminating the GEA as quickly as possible.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1;">To date, Senator Nozzolio’s online petition to eliminate the GEA has received over 2,000 entries. Senator Nozzolio strongly encourages individuals to sign his online petition to eliminate the GEA by <a href="http://www.nysenate.gov/webform/support-senator-nozzolios-plan-eliminate-gea">CLICKING HERE</a></span></p>
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EducationFri, 30 Jan 2015 19:17:10 +0000Meagan Fitzgerald257276 at http://www.nysenate.govSENATOR MIKE NOZZOLIO ANNOUNCES ENACTMENT OF MEASURES TO TOUGHEN PENALTIES FOR SEX OFFENDERShttp://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senator-mike-nozzolio-announces-enactment-measures-toughen-penalties-sex-offenders
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Senator Mike Nozzolio announced the enactment of legislation in the New York State Senate which would help keep communities safer from sexual predators. &nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“As Chairman of the Senate Codes Committee and former Chairman of the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, protecting our children and our communities from dangerous sexual predators is of the greatest importance to me,” said Senator Nozzolio.&nbsp; “These measures will help do just that by making it easier for police, schools, and members of the community to keep track of sex offenders living in their localities, and by curbing instances where sex offenders can be present around children.”&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The seven bills that were adopted in the State Senate will help to prevent the most dangerous offenders from having contact with children and college students, require more stringent residency reporting requirements for the sex offender registry, strengthen penalties for those who help sex offenders evade registration requirements, and create a public awareness program to educate schools, community groups, and clergy on issues related to sex offenders. &nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A full list of the bills that were adopted is below:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Senate Bill 851: Prohibits Level 2 and 3 sex offenders from being placed in temporary and emergency housing or homeless shelters where children are present;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Senate Bill 869:&nbsp; Makes it a crime for anyone to knowingly harbor, house, or employ a sex offender who has failed to register or verify residence or employment and fails to contact their local law enforcement agency;&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Senate Bill 2084: Prohibits a sexually violent or Level 3 sex offender who committed a crime against a child from being granted custody and unsupervised visitation with a child. &nbsp;These sex offenders would remain ineligible from visitation unless they provide clear and convincing evidence that custody or limited visitation would benefit the child;&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Senate Bill 1608: Requires the reporting of multiple residences when a sex offender is living somewhere part-time. Under current law, offenders are only required to register their primary residence with the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). The bill also requires DCJS to develop a notification system to report offenders who have multiple residences;&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Senate Bill S.396:&nbsp; Requires the Commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to contact local officials and school superintendents when a sex offender is transferred to a community program or residence within their municipality;&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Senate Bill S.833:&nbsp; Prohibits Level 3 sex offenders from living in student housing on college campuses and makes it a class A misdemeanor upon conviction of a first offense, and a class D felony upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Senate Bill S.845&nbsp; Establishes a sex offender public awareness outreach program. This program would provide educational outreach to schools, community groups, and clergy on issues related to sex offenders;&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">These bills will now be sent to the Assembly.</span></p>
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Child MolestationMon, 26 Jan 2015 22:20:46 +0000John Slattery256516 at http://www.nysenate.govSENATOR MIKE NOZZOLIO REAPPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF NEW YORK STATE SENATE CODES COMMITTEE: ANNOUNCES FIRST HEARING ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUEShttp://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senator-mike-nozzolio-reappointed-chairman-new-york-state-senate-codes-committee-annou
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">State Senator Mike Nozzolio has been reappointed as Chairman of the New York State Senate Codes Committee. &nbsp;The Committee is one of the most important and active committees in the State Legislature and has jurisdiction over all aspects of criminal justice policy.<br /> <br /> “It is an honor for me to again be given the opportunity to serve as Chairman of the Codes Committee. I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Committee to strengthen our State’s criminal justice laws and to work to protect our communities from violent criminals,” said Senator Nozzolio. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> As Chairman of the New York State Senate Codes Committee, Senator Nozzolio will be holding a series of public hearings across New York in order to strengthen criminal justice laws to protect both citizens and police officers.&nbsp; The Committee’s first public hearing will be held on January 28, 2015 in New York City and will examine issues relating to police safety and public protection.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;“The opportunity to serve as Chairman of the Codes Committee is an important responsibility that I take very seriously. &nbsp;We need to continue to strive to find genuine, lasting solutions to eliminate violent crime in our communities, and to ensure the safety of our first responders. &nbsp;In this capacity, I will continue my efforts to enact tougher sentencing laws for violent criminals, reinforce laws to protect women and children from domestic violence, combat drug use and trafficking, strengthen the rights of crime victims, and strengthen protections for our first responders," concluded Senator Nozzolio.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Over 700 bills are reviewed each legislative session by the Senate Codes Committee.&nbsp; Senator Nozzolio has previously served as the Chairman of the Crime Victims, Crime, and Corrections Committee.<br /> <br /> In addition to chairing the Senate Codes Committee, Senator Nozzolio will serve on the following Committees: Finance; Rules; Crime Victims, Crime and Correction; Elections, Housing, Construction and Community Development; Investigations and Government Operations; Judiciary; Racing, Gaming and Wagering; and Transportation.<br /> <br /> The hearing will be held on January 28, 2015, at 10:00 AM, in Senate Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, New York.</span></p>
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CrimeFri, 23 Jan 2015 19:11:26 +0000John Slattery256211 at http://www.nysenate.govRemember When? The St. Patrick's Championship Basketball Teamhttp://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/remember-when-st-patricks-championship-basketball-team-1
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;">Now that we are well into the New Year, the sports seasons run into each other and add a wide variety of options for our viewing pleasure.&nbsp; The college football championships have been completed, the teams who will play in the Super Bowl have been determined and the basketball and hockey seasons are beginning to be defined.</p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Just a couple weeks ago, on New Year's eve, as I watched my two alma maters, Cornell and Syracuse University, challenge each other on the basketball court, I thought of what a great way it was to end 2014.&nbsp; Even though they were clearly out manned by the great athletes from Syracuse, the Cornell team hustled and played hard throughout the entire game.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">I have strong ties to these two wonderful colleges.&nbsp; At Cornell, I was fortunate to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees and to participate in two great sports, football and crew.&nbsp; Even though I was very, very far away from being a star athlete, I enjoyed the camaraderie of my teammates as well as the opportunity to compete.&nbsp; In my freshman year at Cornell, I rowed against the Orangemen. A few years later, I would earn a law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Thinking back on those times, and those teams conjures up many fine memories.&nbsp; But 2015 marks an anniversary of another team I played on, the 1964-65 St. Patrick's basketball team. That team, against significant odds and playing against a number of much larger schools, became an undefeated Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) diocesan champion.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">The St. Patrick's basketball team of 1964-65, took on all comers and bested schools from both larger and smaller communities in competitions that stretched from Auburn on the east to Rochester on the west at a time when virtually every city and village had a Catholic school and the Catholic Youth Organization in our region was bustling with active participants from many age groups.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">The St. Patrick's Panthers '64-65 basketball team was the combination of good, young athletes, a patient and talented coaching staff, helpful parents and a supportive student body and school administration.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Memory recalls us playing and defeating teams from much larger schools from Auburn, Geneva, Canandaigua and Rochester, as well as teams from Clyde, Newark, Waterloo, Penn Yan and the Rochester suburbs.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">My best friends, Joe Lawson and Mark Piscitelli, were two great teammates, and by unselfishly working together with all on the squad, our team produced over twenty five victories that championship season.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Those fond memories of the 1964-65 CYO Champion St. Patrick's basketball team have endured, even though the school and many of the schools from that era have had to close because of enrollment challenges.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;">The team photo, along with a brief sketch of each player, manager and coaches are listed below:</p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pictured left to right (top row):</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;"><img src="/files/users/u27486/St.Patricks%20Basketball%20team%207th_8th%20Grade%20CYO%20Champs%20cln%20.jpg" alt="" width="417" height="322" /></span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Joe Pagano:&nbsp; Joe was a very good athlete in high school, and played football for SUNY Cortland.&nbsp;&nbsp; We even scrimmaged against each other head to head in football during college. He was teacher for many years, and lives in Liberty, New York.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Mark Piscitelli:&nbsp; Mark was an outstanding football player,&nbsp;&nbsp; a high school All-American and star athlete for Cornell University.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark was a senior executive for the Nestle Company, and lives in Baldwinsville, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">John Caratozzolo:&nbsp; John is a Senior Sales Representative at Holophane Lighting Systems and lives in Phoenix, Arizona;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Mike Nozzolio:&nbsp; Played football and rowed crew for Cornell;&nbsp; NY State Senator and attorney-at-law;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Joe Lawson:&nbsp; Joe was a standout athlete in baseball and basketball, and went on to play professional baseball. He is a Registered Nurse Practitioner at Interlakes Orthopaedic Surgery and lives in Prattsburg, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Coach Al Suffredini: Suff was a legend around Seneca Falls.&nbsp; He was an outstanding basketball player in his own right.&nbsp; Al worked for the United States Post Office and is now deceased;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;">P<span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">ictured left to right (bottom row):</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Mark Suffredini:&nbsp; Mark worked many years for the Seneca County Probation Department until his untimely passing.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Peter Sandroni:&nbsp; Pete is a paralegal who&nbsp; lives in Baldwin, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pete Saracino:&nbsp; Pete is a teacher, and currently a&nbsp; professor at Finger Lakes Community College, living in Phelps, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Mike Ferrara worked for Goulds Pumps, and lives in Seneca Falls;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Dale Marino is an engineer and lives in Fairport, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Paul Sandroni, worked for Ferrara Lumber for many years and lives in Seneca Falls;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Not pictured:&nbsp; Louie Ferrara, served as the team manager. Lou worked for Goulds Pumps, and lives in Seneca Falls; and</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Not pictured:&nbsp; Tony Ferrara, who recently retired after serving the Seneca Falls School District for decades.&nbsp; He was revered as the principal of Mynderse Academy.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Not pictured: &nbsp;Nick Netti:&nbsp; Nick served as an assistant coach, scout and general manager.&nbsp; Nick was a long-time contributor to youth sports in Seneca Falls and Auburn and is now deceased.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pictured below is the team’s outstanding cheerleading squad:</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><img src="/files/users/u27486/St.%20Patrick%27s%20Cheerleaders.jpg" alt="" width="439" height="322" /></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pictured left to right (top row): Diane Starek; Lynn Matteson; Gail Ranaletta; and Joanne Pocai.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pictured left to right (bottom row): Barbara Winthrop; Martha Youngs, Terry Lee Giovannini; and Paula Bellardino.</span></p>
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MiscellaneousThu, 22 Jan 2015 19:57:37 +0000Meagan Fitzgerald256056 at http://www.nysenate.govRemember When? The St. Patrick's Championship Basketball Teamhttp://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/remember-when-st-patricks-championship-basketball-team-0
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;">Now that we are well into the New Year, the sports seasons run into each other and add a wide variety of options for our viewing pleasure.&nbsp; The college football championships have been completed, the teams who will play in the Super Bowl have been determined and the basketball and hockey seasons are beginning to be defined.</p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Just a couple weeks ago, on New Year's eve, as I watched my two alma maters, Cornell and Syracuse University, challenge each other on the basketball court, I thought of what a great way it was to end 2014.&nbsp; Even though they were clearly out manned by the great athletes from Syracuse, the Cornell team hustled and played hard throughout the entire game.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">I have strong ties to these two wonderful colleges.&nbsp; At Cornell, I was fortunate to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees and to participate in two great sports, football and crew.&nbsp; Even though I was very, very far away from being a star athlete, I enjoyed the camaraderie of my teammates as well as the opportunity to compete.&nbsp; In my freshman year at Cornell, I rowed against the Orangemen. A few years later, I would earn a law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Thinking back on those times, and those teams conjures up many fine memories.&nbsp; But 2015 marks an anniversary of another team I played on, the 1964-65 St. Patrick's basketball team. That team, against significant odds and playing against a number of much larger schools, became an undefeated Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) diocesan champion.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">The St. Patrick's basketball team of 1964-65, took on all comers and bested schools from both larger and smaller communities in competitions that stretched from Auburn on the east to Rochester on the west at a time when virtually every city and village had a Catholic school and the Catholic Youth Organization in our region was bustling with active participants from many age groups.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">The St. Patrick's Panthers '64-65 basketball team was the combination of good, young athletes, a patient and talented coaching staff, helpful parents and a supportive student body and school administration.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Memory recalls us playing and defeating teams from much larger schools from Auburn, Geneva, Canandaigua and Rochester, as well as teams from Clyde, Newark, Waterloo, Penn Yan and the Rochester suburbs.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">My best friends, Joe Lawson and Mark Piscitelli, were two great teammates, and by unselfishly working together with all on the squad, our team produced over twenty five victories that championship season.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Those fond memories of the 1964-65 CYO Champion St. Patrick's basketball team have endured, even though the school and many of the schools from that era have had to close because of enrollment challenges.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;">The team photo, along with a brief sketch of each player, manager and coaches are listed below:</p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pictured left to right (top row):</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;"><img src="/files/users/u27486/St.Patricks%20Basketball%20team%207th_8th%20Grade%20CYO%20Champs%20cln%20.jpg" alt="" width="417" height="322" /></span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Joe Pagano:&nbsp; Joe was a very good athlete in high school, and played football for SUNY Cortland.&nbsp;&nbsp; We even scrimmaged against each other head to head in football during college. He was teacher for many years, and lives in Liberty, New York.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Mark Piscitelli:&nbsp; Mark was an outstanding football player,&nbsp;&nbsp; a high school All-American and star athlete for Cornell University.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark was a senior executive for the Nestle Company, and lives in Baldwinsville, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">John Caratozzolo:&nbsp; John is a Senior Sales Representative at Holophane Lighting Systems and lives in Phoenix, Arizona;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Mike Nozzolio:&nbsp; Played football and rowed crew for Cornell;&nbsp; NY State Senator and attorney-at-law;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Joe Lawson:&nbsp; Joe was a standout athlete in baseball and basketball, and went on to play professional baseball. He is a Registered Nurse Practitioner at Interlakes Orthopaedic Surgery and lives in Prattsburg, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Coach Al Suffredini: Suff was a legend around Seneca Falls.&nbsp; He was an outstanding basketball player in his own right.&nbsp; Al worked for the United States Post Office and is now deceased;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;">P<span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">ictured left to right (bottom row):</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Mark Suffredini:&nbsp; Mark worked many years for the Seneca County Probation Department until his untimely passing.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Peter Sandroni:&nbsp; Pete is a paralegal who&nbsp; lives in Baldwin, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pete Saracino:&nbsp; Pete is a teacher, and currently a&nbsp; professor at Finger Lakes Community College, living in Phelps, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Mike Ferrara worked for Goulds Pumps, and lives in Seneca Falls;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Dale Marino is an engineer and lives in Fairport, New York;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Paul Sandroni, worked for Ferrara Lumber for many years and lives in Seneca Falls;</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Not pictured:&nbsp; Louie Ferrara, served as the team manager. Lou worked for Goulds Pumps, and lives in Seneca Falls; and</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Not pictured:&nbsp; Tony Ferrara, who recently retired after serving the Seneca Falls School District for decades.&nbsp; He was revered as the principal of Mynderse Academy.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Not pictured: &nbsp;Nick Netti:&nbsp; Nick served as an assistant coach, scout and general manager.&nbsp; Nick was a long-time contributor to youth sports in Seneca Falls and Auburn and is now deceased.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pictured below is the team’s outstanding cheerleading squad:</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><img src="/files/users/u27486/St.%20Patrick%27s%20Cheerleaders.jpg" alt="" width="439" height="322" /></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pictured left to right (top row): Diane Starek; Lynn Matteson; Gail Ranaletta; and Joanne Pocai.</span></p>
<p style="color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Pictured left to right (bottom row): Barbara Winthrop; Martha Youngs, Terry Lee Giovannini; and Paula Bellardino.</span></p>
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